Up in smoke! Portly Jeremy Clarkson puffs on a cigarette as he enjoys some downtime in Barbados while filming Top Gear

He’s been flat out filming the latest series of Top Gear in recent weeks.

And Jeremy Clarkson caused a little more smoke of his own when he enjoyed some downtime on the Barbados beach with his Top Gear pals as filming for the BBC show wrapped on Sunday.

The 54-year-old presenter looked less than streamlined as he holidayed in the paradise island with co-stars James May, 51, and Richard Hammond, 44, puffing away on a cigarette as he soaked up the Caribbean sun.

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Chilling out: Jeremy Clarkson lights up on a Barbados beach as he and his Top Gear chums enjoy some down time as filming wrapped on Sunday

The Top Gear host was spotted looking a little portly as he was seen chatted to local fans.

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The presenter appeared relaxed and carefree on his vacation, wearing a pair of bright blue, Hawaiian print shorts.

He covered his paunch with a baggy white T-shirt and hung a tiny life jacket loosely over his shoulders as he paddled around in the sea.

Do you recognise me? Jeremy enjoyed some down time in the Caribbean and chatted animatedly to locals as filming for BBC show Top Gear concluded

Onlookers amassed as the car-loving
presenters splashed around in the sea and Hammond attempted to rev up a sped boat.

Meanwhile, The Stig was hilariously seen emerging from snorkelling swathed in cumbersome racing gear.

Clarkson,
fresh from being carpeted by the BBC over his alleged use of the
'N-word' in unused takes from Top Gear, brought the beach to life as he chatted to fans who recognised him.

The curly-haired host became embroiled in controversy after unaired footage of him using the a
nursery rhyme to compare two sports cars was leaked to the media.

Are you that guy from the telly? Clarkson puffs merrily away as he chats to fans and locals who spot him relaxing on the beach

Historically the rhyme was 'Eeny meeny
miny mo, catch a n***** by his toe', and Clarkson said he 'mumbled' in
two takes to avoid using the racist term - which made it sound like he
was saying it.

In the third, which was broadcast, he said the word 'teacher' instead.

Weeks earlier, he apparently referred to an Asian man as a 'slope' during an episode of Top Gear.

Dive buddy: Onlookers amassed as the car-loving presenters splashed around in the sea and the Stig was seen emerging from a dive

Clarkson has reportedly landed a final warning from the BBC, but has managed to keep his job.

The
controversial decision will save the corporation millions as the hit
show is said to earn in excess of £150million a year in revenue.

Meanwhile, Jeremy’s wife Frances is reported to be divorcing him.

The
couple, who have been living apart for three years, have reportedly
been trying to repair their relationship, but last month Frances headed
to Majorca with her best friend to ‘toast’ the end of her marriage.

Snorkelling Stig: Top Gear's Stig takes a break from filming to splash around in the sea

A
source close to Clarkson denied he had divorced and stressed that he
remained married to his wife for now.

But when asked if he was 'getting
divorced', the source replied: 'Getting [divorced] and divorced are
different.'

If
the couple finalise a split, Frances would be in line for a
large pay out because she also works as his manager and has been
instrumental in building his career – and his £30million fortune.

Retail therapy: Jeremy's wife Frances was recently spotted on a shopping spree in London